Veterans for Peace chapters across the nation are meeting in major cities to celebrate the original Armistice Day as was done at the end of World War I, when the world came together in realization that war is so horrible we must end it now.
On June 1, 1954, Congress changed the name of Armistice Day to Veterans Day. This year, on November 11th, Veterans For Peace chapters and their allies all over the country intend to restore the tradition of Armistice Day.
And
so it will be, with events planned in over 50 cities, many of them
including the ringing of 11 bells at the 11th hour on November 11th. In
some cities, Veterans For Peace is partnering with MoveToAmend.org to
advance the cause of removing money from politics -- understanding such
corruption to be a major driving force behind wars. In some cities,
groups will be striving to revive awareness of the Kellogg-Briand Pact
which grew out of the antiwar sentiments after the Great War and which
bars our nation and over 80 others from "recourse to war for the
solution of international controversies."
Events are planned in
Bangor, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Albany, Santa Cruz, Houston,
Tuscon, Gainesville, Tallahassee, Washington DC, Northern N.J., Southern
Wisc., Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Miami, New York, Cape Cod, Columbia
Mo., Santa Barbara, Southern N.H., Wyoming, Oregon, Nashville, Broome
County, San Diego, Seattle, Southeast Ark., Evansville, Orange County
Calif., Sheboygan, Red Wing, Tampa, Potsdam, Atlanta, Buffalo, Pueblo,
Tacoma, St. Augustine, Bandon, Fairbanks, Memphis, North Carolina
triangle, Lane County, Iowa City, East Bay, Mansanita, Berks County,
Linn County, Wenatchee Valley, Berkeley, Harrisonburg Va.,
Charlottesville, Va., St. Louis, San Jose, Marin County, Walnut Creek,
and San Francisco.
In Minneapolis, VFP and many allies will hold a ceremony at the First Shot Memorial on Minnesota's Capitol grounds at 11 a.m. on the 11th.
In St. Louis, churches will ring their bells at 11 a.m. on the 11th. Drummers will play at 11 a.m. in Keiner Plaza.
In Iowa City, bells will be rung at 11 a.m. on the 11th at the Clinton Street entrance to Old Capitol on the Pentacrest.
In Chicago, VFP, VVAW, and I/AVAW will hold a ceremony at 11 a.m. on the 11th at Wabash Avenue at Wacker Drive along the river.
In Boston,
VFP will lead a parade, gathering at noon in Boston Commons, at the
corner of Beacon and Charles Streets. The parade kicks off at 1 p.m.
and leads to a rally and music at Faneuill Hall - Sam Adams Park from
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
In St. Augustine, Fla., the
city is expected to issue an official proclamation designating November
11th Veterans/Armistice Day and encouraging churches in the area to ring
their church bells at 11:00 a.m. on November 11th inorder to reconsider
the original intent of a public recognition of November 11th to honor
peace and encourage their congregations to denounce war as a means of
settling differences.
In Charlottesville, Va.,
VFP is co-sponsoring and co-organizing a display of Eyes Wide Open, the
acclaimed "cost-of-war" display of hundreds of pairs of boots
representing US service members from the area that were killed in
ongoing occupations of the Near East. The project will be staffed for
three days, in downtown Charlottesville, at the University of Virginia,
and at Immaculate Conception church. In the spirit of Armistice Day,
bells will be rung in conjunction on November 11th.
In Harrisonburg, Va.,
VFP plans a parade contingent for the Harrisonburg Veterans Day
Parade. They will also be co-hosting and co-sponsoring the Eyes Wide
Open project on Monday, November 12th, at Eastern Mennonite University.
Five Related Events in the Bay Area, November 10-11, 2012:
November 10, 2:00 p.m., Walnut Creek
David Swanson
Mt. Diablo Peace Center, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 - (925) 933-7850 - http://mtdpc.org
Free and open to the public.
Drone Warfare Protest and Golden Gate Bridge March"-
Sunday,
November 11, 10 a.m. Die-in at Senator Dianne Feinstein's mansion in
Pacific Heights (Vallejo & Lyon Street) then caravan to monthly
march across the Golden Gate Bridge. Noon: March begins!"-
Armistice Day
Sunday, November 11, 11 a.m.
Corner of Fourth & Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA
Veterans
for Peace chapters across the nation are meeting on street corners in
major cities to celebrate the original ARMISTICE DAY by ringing bells 11
times at 11:00 on November 11 as as was done at the end of World War I,
when the world came together in realization that war is so horrible we
must end it now. Veterans for Peace Chapter 101 invites those with a
personal or organizational commitment to peace to join us in the ringing
of bells on the morning of November 11 to focus on the desire to end
the horror of war rather than celebrate it. This event is co-sponsored
by the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, Woman's International League
for Peace and Freedom, Code Pink, Move to Amend.
Sunday, November 11, 1:30-4:30 p.m. San Francisco
Medea Benjamin, Cindy Sheehan, and David Swanson
On the traditional Armistice Day, the War and Law League (WALL), http://warandlaw.org, presents
a forum on the theme, "U.S. Wars -- Are They Lawful?" Admission is
free. The forum, highlighting WALL's biennial general meeting, is
endorsed by the S.F. American Friends Service Committee and East Bay
Peace Action. Main Public Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street
at Grove Street, San Francisco, CA, near Civic Center BART/Muni station.
November 11, 7:00 p.m. Marin County
Medea Benjamin and David Swanson
"Stopping War: The Next One? Forever? -- An Armistice Day Instead of Veterans Day Event"
Sponsor: Marin Peace & Justice Coalition. Co-sponsors: Social Justice Center of Marin and Community Media Center of Marin.
Olney Hall, College of Marin, 835 College Ave, Kentfield, CA
Admission $10 (No one turned away for lack of funds).
About the speakers at these events:
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